Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
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122 Polarizability <strong>in</strong> Computer Simulations<br />
(monomer and dimer geometry, dipole moment, and/or polarizability; second<br />
virial coefficient) and the bulk liquid (thermodynamic, structural, and dynamic<br />
properties). 30,36,52,53,126,166,<strong>18</strong>5 The expectation is typically that such models<br />
will also be able to perform well at conditions <strong>in</strong>termediate between gas and<br />
liquid phases, such as clusters and <strong>in</strong>terfaces. It is also assumed that a reasonably<br />
correct treatment of polarization will allow for some extrapolation<br />
beyond these conditions, so that systems where the electric field is not as<br />
homogeneous as <strong>in</strong> bulk water can be treated.<br />
Even so, there are properties of small clusters and the bulk liquid that<br />
rema<strong>in</strong> fairly elusive. For example, many models, both polarizable and nonpolarizable,<br />
do a poor job of reproduc<strong>in</strong>g the geometry of the water dimer. The<br />
methods typically predict a dimer that is too ‘‘flat’’, that is, with too small an<br />
angle between the donated O H bond on the donor and the C2v axis of the<br />
acceptor. This lack of tetrahedral coord<strong>in</strong>ation at the oxygen acceptor is<br />
usually attributed to the lack of lone pairs <strong>in</strong> the model; the electrostatic potential<br />
is <strong>in</strong>sufficiently anisotropic on the oxygen end of the molecule when only<br />
atom-centered charges and dipoles are used. Models with off-atom charge<br />
sites, 54,166 higher order multipoles, 21,193 or explicitly anisotropic potentials<br />
15,193 can be used to avoid this problem.<br />
For gas-phase properties, the second virial coefficient, B(T), provides one<br />
of the most sensitive tests of a water model. <strong>18</strong>6,194 Both polarizable and nonpolarizable<br />
models are capable of reproduc<strong>in</strong>g experimental values of B(T),<br />
and some models have even been parameterized to do so explicitly. 15,24,29<br />
Polarizable models appear to provide significant improvements <strong>in</strong> reproduc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
not only the second virial coefficient, 24,25 but also the third coefficient,<br />
C(T). <strong>18</strong>6,195<br />
In the liquid phase, calculations of the pair correlation functions, dielectric<br />
constant, and diffusion constant have generated the most attention. There<br />
exist nonpolarizable and polarizable models that can reproduce each quantity<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividually; it is considerably more difficult to reproduce all quantities<br />
(together with the pressure and energy) simultaneously. In general, polarizable<br />
models have no dist<strong>in</strong>ct advantage <strong>in</strong> reproduc<strong>in</strong>g the structural and energetic<br />
properties of liquid water, but they allow for better treatment of dynamic<br />
properties.<br />
It is now well understood that the static dielectric constant of liquid<br />
water is highly correlated with the mean dipole moment <strong>in</strong> the liquid, and<br />
that a dipole moment near 2.6 D is necessary to reproduce water’s dielectric<br />
constant of e ¼ 78. 4,5,<strong>18</strong>5,196 This holds for both polarizable and nonpolarizable<br />
models. Polarizable models, however, do a better job of model<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
frequency-dependent dielectric constant than do nonpolarizable models. 126<br />
Certa<strong>in</strong> features of the dielectric spectrum are <strong>in</strong>accessible to nonpolarizable<br />
models, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a peak that depends on translation-<strong>in</strong>duced polarization<br />
response, and an optical dielectric constant that differs from unity. The dipole<br />
moment of 2.6 D should be considered as an optimal value for typical (i.e.,